Dave Hill Designs’ new current product line is comprised of the Europa I (pictured), a Class-A mic preamp offering control over transient response and pleasing harmonic distortion, and the RA, a TDM plug-in that emulates amplifier overload for processing lackluster digital signals.

Hill designed many of Summit Audio’s early products, including the TLA-100 tube leveling amplifier, and founded Crane Song Ltd. Most recently, Hill was instrumental in the design of Avid’s “Heat” engine for Pro Tools 9.

“Dave Hill is one of the most significant inventors of our day in professional audio,” says Brad Lunde, president of TransAudio Group. “He is the rare person who has had a major impact both on hardware and software. The chance to work with him is an honor and a privilege, and I am confident that, like everything else he has touched, Dave Hill Designs will be a major factor in the marketplace.”

“I have known Brad Lunde for many years,” says Hill. “He is one of the most trustworthy and knowledgeable people in the business, and I am glad we will be working together to get these products into the hands of people who will appreciate them.”